Day 1: 28 June 2012, Thursday
Time Activity
12:00 – 12:30 Registration
12:30 – 13:30 Welcome Reception (Lunch)
13:30 – 14:00 Opening

Opening Remarks by Prof Tan Chorh Chuan, NUS President

Guest-of-Honour:
Mr Teo Chee Hean
Deputy Prime Minister and Coordinating Minister for
National Security and Minister for Home Affairs
14:00 – 15:00 Keynote Presentation by Prof Kishore Mahbubani, Dean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,
National University of Singapore

Topic: Global Leadership – Emerging or Collapsing?
15:00 – 15:30 Panel Discussion on Global Governance and Leadership –

Panelists:
• Prof Kishore Mahbubani
GAIDean, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy,
GAINational University of Singapore

• Prof Peter Rogers
GAIGordon McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering &
GAIProfessor of City and Regional Planning, Harvard University

• Prof Craig Willcox
GAIOkinawa International University, Japan
• Prof Mike Douglass
GAIDirector of Globalisation Research Centre, University of
GAIHawaii

• Prof Khalid Saeed
GAISocial Science and Policy Studies Department, Worcester
GAIPolytechnic Institute
15:30 – 16:00 Afternoon Tea-break
16:00 – 17:30 Breakout Sessions –

Asian Cities: Urban Food, Energy and Water Security in the Face of Population Growth and Climate Change

Ageing: The Problems and Solutions

Comparative Asian Studies: Seeking balanced growth in Asia's giants - human dimensions
18:00 – 20:00 NUS GAI Signature Conference Dinner
Day 2: 29 June 2012, Friday
Time Activity
8:45 – 9:00 Announcements and Introductions
9:00 – 10:00 Keynote Presentation by Dr Subra Suresh,
Director, US National Science Foundation

Topic: Global Science
10:00 – 10:30 Panel Discussion –

Panelists:
• Prof Andrew Wee
GAIDean, Faculty of Science, National University of Singapore
• Prof Paul Matsudaira
GAIHead, Department of Biological Sciences
• Prof Chris Henshall
GAIChair, Health Technology Assessment International, Canada
• Prof Dim-Lee Kwong
GAIExecutive Director of Institute of Microelectronics (IME),
GAIAgency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR)
10:30 – 11:00 Morning Tea-break
11:00 – 12:30 Breakout Sessions –

Liveable Cities: What does liveability mean 'on the ground' for a broader spectrum of urban inhabitants?

Health: Strategies to Control Diabetes in Urban Asia

System Dynamics: System Dynamics Applications to
Strengthen Health Services Policies
12:30 – 13:30 Lunch-break –

Graduate Student Poster Presentations
13:30 – 15:00 Breakout Sessions –

Liveable Cities: What does liveability mean ‘on the ground’ for a broader spectrum of urban inhabitants?

Ageing: Research and Policy

System Dynamics: System Dynamics Thinking and Modelling in Public Policy and Education
15:00 – 15:30 Afternoon Tea-break
15:30 – 17:00 Breakout Sessions –

Liveable Cities: What does liveability mean ‘on the ground’ for a broader spectrum of urban inhabitants?

Health: Emerging Infectious Disease Risk in Asia
17:00 – 17:30 Break
17:30 – 18:30 Closing Plenary –

• Session Summaries and Panel Discussions by Session Chairs
• Prize Giving For Top 3 Poster Presentations by Graduate Students
• Closing Remarks
18:30 – 19:30 Networking Reception
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